Vocational Specialist

POSITION SUMMARY

CND Vocational Specialist is responsible for developing partnerships with agencies, institutions, companies and community members that can contribute to increasing gainful living wages for youths/adults. A successful candidate in this role will be able to both develop strategic partnerships that advance employment opportunities for adults living in supportive housing and emergency shelter who are unemployed/underemployed, while also lending professional support and guidance to youths/adults, readying them for gainful employment opportunities.

Job Essentials:

- Identify, develop and enhance partnerships with career development collaboratives between Family Gateway and agencies, institutions, companies and community members that will hire individuals with barriers such as Substance Abuse disorder/ Mental health histories.

- Maintain highest level of cooperative and professional relationships with employers, community members and corporate contacts

- Provide referrals to employment support agencies that offer job training, internships, apprenticeships or training programs.

- Meet, assess and create action plans with adults that are in need of employment support on a weekly/biweekly basis through group and /or individual sessions.

- Populate monthly/quarterly/annual reports that will document vocational program results (i.e., the number of individuals served, average number of days from unemployed to employed, average household income increases, etc.,)

- Empower those in need of services with skills & support on job applications, resumes, interview attire, and interviews

- Host or connect to partners for job fairs, employment skills training/classes/seminars

- Identify & reduce barriers to gainful employment

- Assist clients with employment application preparation, resume writing, and interview practice

- Conducts assessment to become aware of client’s job skills, interests, and intentions.

- Keep open communication with employers to be able to keep clients up to date with application status.

- Utilize the Job Readiness Curriculum - MASSCAP

- Provide 4 hours per week of vocational services to the SCH3 program.

- Performs safety officer duties that include being a member of health & safety committee, facilitate safety monitoring of building, conduct employee drills, and prepare incident reports, etc.

- Performs any other duties as assigned by Supervisor and/or President/CEO.

Qualifications:

- Interested applicants should have an associate degree or years of experience in human services, teaching, business, or marketing.

- Successful applicants must have strong written and verbal communication skills, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and have strong relationship management skills.

- Applicants must be familiar with the job market, client placement and methods of job development.

- Knowledgeable with Office 365 applications, especially with Excel and Outlook.

Other Requirements:

- Position requires a valid Ohio driver’s license, auto insurance and a favorable criminal background check, pre-employment drug screen and employment verification.